Rerailer for cars on tracks



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RERAI-LER FOR CARS ON TRACKS 2 Sheeizs-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 15. 1943 F'IEL V EN TORS.

A. A. NEUBAUM ET AL RERAILER FOR CARS 0N TRACKS July 25, 1944.

Filed Feb. 13, 1943 {Sheets-Sheet 2 FIE- www

Patented July 25, 1944 RERAILER-FOR CARS N TRACKS Archie A. Neubaum and Thor Engstromp I 7 Gary, Ind; I

- 1 Application February 13, 1943, Serial No. 475,814 r Claims.

- 'This invention -relates-to a rerailer and more particularlyto suc'ha rerailer' as is used for replacing derailed car wheels on track rails.

'This invention is particularly adapted for use on the charging car tracks of open-hearth furnaces. Charging boxes "filled with scrap are placed on the top of small cars'whi'ch are'pushed along the tracks usually'by' the peel of a charging machine. These cars often become derailed due t0'*scrap spilling out of'the c'ar onto the rail and tothe buckling action of 'the train of cars and the fact that the track is usually flush with'the charging floor. The timeallowed for charging an open-hearth furnace is so important that the charging operation cannot be delayed to replace derailed cars. The result is that the original derailed car usually drags more cars off the rails and track ties, floor switches and cars are damaged. Often there is-delay in-the'charging operation.

the rails.

Anotherobject is to provide a rerailing device that'forms a permanent'part of the track.

These and other objects will'be more apparent after referring to the following specification and attached drawingsin-which:

Fig. l is a plan view showing the arrangementof the rerailers on a charging car track;

Fig.2 is an enlarged plan view of place on the track;

- Fig. 3 is a side view of the rerailer;

Fig; 4 is a sectional view on the line-IV-IV of Fig.2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on: theline V--V of Fig. 2;

Fig.6 is an end View of the rerailer showing the car wheels in their first position; a

Figs. '7, 8, and 9 are sectional views on ofFig. 3 showing the car wheels in various positions; and

Fig. 10 is a sectional view on the line XX of Fig. 4. I

-Referring more particularly to the drawings,-

the reference'numeral 2' indicates open-hearth furnaces havinga track 4 along the front thereof. Rerailers' 6 are built into the track and spaced the rerailer in I An object of this inventionis to provide meansfor' quickly replacing derailed carwheels on the rails and thereby'prevent'dragging more cars off I the lines VH- VII,-VIIIVIII and IX--IX, respectively,'

in such a manner that the number of derailed cars-will be insuflicient to stall the train. The guide rail 8 extendsfrom one rerailer to the'next .on the center line of the track. The track rails lc, are.cut away ,as .shown,to .formbpeningstherein for receiving the rerailer. The rerailer has a substantially parallelogrammatic guide 'll having a plurality of guiding edges l4, l8, l8 and 20 thereon. Each of the guiding edges extend from a point between the tracks to a point on one of the track rails ID as shown. Between eachof the guiding edges and the adjacent track .rail is a ramp 22 which slopes upwardly, toward the point of convergence of the guiding edge and the rail. The top of the ramp is lower than the top of the guiding edge and is of such a height.

that the tread of the wheel will be at least as highas the top of the track rail when the flange of. the wheel is resting on top of the ramp. A flat.

portion 24 is connected to the guide and extends from the top of the ramp to the point of convergence of the guiding edge and a rail portion,

26 which substantially fills the opening in rail [0. There is a slot 28 in the flat portion Made jacent the rail 26 for receiving the flange .ofthe wheel. On the outside of the rails In there are ramps 38 which cooperate with the'ramps 22 to. raise the car wheels. slopes upwardly in the same directionas the 00-' operating ramp 22 to a fiat portion 32 whichis the same height as the rail portion 26. The rerailer is fastened to the ties and the rails 10 so as to become a permanent part of the track. On each end of guide I2 is a cavity 34 for receivingthe guide rail 8, which is bolted to the guide as shown in Figs. 4 and 10. Preferably the .rerailer is made in one piece, but it will be understooda that it may be made of a plurality of parts fastened together.

The operation of the device is as follower When the car is traveling from right to left as.

seen in Fig. 2 .and the wheel leaves the track, the car will be pulled along until the flange of the wheel contacts the guiding edge [4 at point 40., This first position is best shown inv Figs. 2 and 6. As the car continues in the direction of travel;

the guiding edge l4 guides the wheel v36 toward the rail l0 until the flange of the wheel'co'ntactsj the ramp' 22 at point 42. At approximately the same time the flange of wheel 38 will contact the ramp 30 at point 44. In this second position the? wheels are positioned as shown in Fig. 7. As the movement of the car continues, the flange of Wheel 36 bears against the guiding edge l4 and: rolls up ramp 22 until it reaches the top of the ramp. At the same time, wheel 38 is rolling" up ramp 30. The position of the wheels in this third postion is shown in Fig. 8. The wheel 38 remains in contact'with the guide l4 and rolls along the fiat portion 24 until the flange of the Each of the ramps 38 wheel 36 slides into the slot 28. At the same time wheel 38 is riding along the flat portion 32 and rail 26 until its flange drops into slot 28 (see Fig. 9).

If the wheels leave the rails in the opposite direction, the guiding edge 16 will guide the wheel 38 in the same manner as guide I4 guided the wheel 36.

When the car leaves the track in traveling from left to right as seen in Fig. 2, the guiding edges I 8 and function in the same manner as guiding edges 14 and lim bring the wheels back on the tracks Ill. The rerailer will guide derailed wheels back onto the track when they are less than half a gauge away from the rail. To prevent movement greater than half a gauge, the guide rail 8 is placed on the center line of the track. Regardless of the direction of travel or the direction in which the wheels leave the tracks, they will be brought back on the tracks as soon as they reach the rerailer.

While one embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it will be apparent that other adaptations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the following claims.

We claim:

1. A rerailer for replacing derailed car wheels on track rails comprising a guide extending from a point between the track rails to a point adjacent one of said rails, a second guide extending from said first-named point to a point adjacent the other of said rails, a ramp between each guide and the rail adjacent thereto, each of said ramps sloping upwardly away from said first-named point, the tops of said guides being above the tops of said ramps, the tops of said ramps being of such height that the treadof said wheels will be at least as high as the top of the track rails when the flanges of the wheels are resting on the tops of said ramps, ramps adjacent to and outside the rails,- said second-named ramps sloping in the same direction as the first-named ramps, and the tops of said second-named ramps being approximately in the plane of the top of said rails, and a guide rail between the track rails extending longitudinally thereof substantially to said firstnamed point for confining movement of said car whqels between one of said track rails and said first named point at all times on derailment.

2. A rerailer for rep-lacing derailed car wheels ontrack rails comprising a guide between said rails having four guiding edges thereon, two of said edges converging from opposite directions toward one of said rails, the other of said edges converging toward the other of said'rails, a ramp between each of said edges and the adjacent rail, each of said ramps sloping upwardly toward the point of convergence of said edges, the tops of said guides being above the tops of said ramps, the tops of said ramps being of such height that the tread of said wheels will be at least ashigh as the top of the track rails when the flanges .of the wheels are resting on the tops of said ramps, ramps adjacent to and outside the rails, each of said last-named ramps cooperating with ,one of said first-named ramps to receive a pair voi car wheels, each of said last-named ramps sloping in thesame direction .as the ramp cooperating there- With,'the tops of said second-named rampsbeing approximately in the plane of the top of said railaand a guide rail between the track rails extending longitudinally thereof substantially to the guide for confining movement of said car wheels between one of said track rails and the adjacent guiding edge at all times on derailment.

3. A rerailer for replacing derailed car wheels on track rails comprising a guide extending from a point between the track rails to a point adjacent one of said rails, a second guide extending from said first-named point to a point adjacent the other of said rails, a ramp between each guide and the rail adjacent thereto, each of said ramps sloping upwardly away from said first-named point, flat portions connected to said guide and forming continuations of the tops of said ramps,

the tops of said guides being above the tops of said ramps, the tops of said ramps being of such height that the tread of said wheels will be at least as high as the top of the track rails when the flanges of the wheels are resting on the tops of said ramps, each of said track rails having an opening therein for receiving the rerailer, a rail portion in each of said openings, said fiat portions having slots therein adjacent said rail portions for receiving the flanges of said wheels, ramps on the outside of said rails, said second-named ramps sloping in the same direction as the firstnamed ramps, and the tops of said second-named ramps being approximately in the plane of the top of said rails, and a guide rail between the track rails extending longitudinally thereof sub:

stantially to said first-named point for confining movement of said car wheels between one of said track rails and said first named point at all times on derailment 4. A rerailer for replacing derailed car wheels on track rails comprising a guide between said rails having four guiding edges thereon, two of said edges converging from opposite directions,

toward one of said rails, the other of said edges converging toward the other of said rails, .a ramp between each of said edges and the adjacent rail, each of said ramps sloping upwardly toward the point f convergence of said edges, fiat portions connected to said guide and forming continua io s o the tops of s ramp t t p of said guides being above the tops of said ramps, the tops of said ramps being of such height that the tread of said wheels will be at least as high as the top. of the track rails when the flanges 10f the whee s arerestine on t o s o sa d ramps, each, of said track rails vin an openin the ein fo re vin e er iler, er -i p rtion in each of s id p nings. s i flat po tions having lo s therein adja ent said r i po tions or r ceivin the flanges of said wheels, ramps .on the eutside, of. the rails, each of; sa i di1 ast-named ramps cooper i with one of s id first-named ramps. .to

receive a pair of car wheels, each of said lasts;

named ramps sloping in the same direction as the ramp cooperating therewith, and the tops of said second-named ramps being approximately in the plane of the op o sai raflaand a gui e :rail;

between th t k rails extendin ,l n itudinally thereof substantially to the uide ior confining movement of said car wheels between .one oi said track rails and the adjacent guiding edges/t all times on derailment.

5. A rerailer for replacing derailed car wheels.

on track rails comprising a guide between said ails havin f r -,gui ng dges t e eon, We of: said edges converging from opposite directionstoward one of said rails, the other of said edges. conversin toward h ot er of sai i araxnp' tw n ach o sa d e ges and the:a iacent'rail.-- each of said ramps leading upwardly toward the point of convergence of said .edges, the tops of-= said guides being above the tops oi said ramps,

2,354,473 the tops of said ramps being of such height that I the tread of said wheels will be' at least as high as the top of the track rails when the flanges of the wheels are resting on the tops of said ramps, each of said track rails having an opening therein for receiving the rerailer, a rail portion in each of said openings, ramps adjacent to and outside the rails, each of said last-named ramps cooperating with one of said first-named ramps to receive a pair of said car Wheels, each of said last-named ramps sloping in the same direction as the ramp cooperating therewith, and the tops of said sec- 

